Tie-pbesser



N. B. RIDDLE.

TIE PRESSER;

APPLICATION FILED APR.6. 1918.

1 325,308; 7 Patented Dec. 16, 1919.

invention consists in NAPOLEON B. RIDDLE, OF ST. FBANCISVILLE,LOUISIANA.

- TIE-PRESSER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 16, 1919.

Application filed April 6, 1918. Serial No. 227,064.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, NAPOLEON B. RIDDLE, a citizen of the United States,residing at St. Francisville, in the parish of West F e- .liciana andState of- Louisiana, have invented certain new and useful Improvementsin Tie-Pressers; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full,clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enableothers skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use thesame.

This invention relates to improvements 1n tie pressers.

The object of this invention is to improve the construction of tiepressers so that ties may have their tying ends pressed to re-' move thewrinkles.

\Vith this and other objects in view, the the novel combination andarrangement of parts hereinafter more fully described and set forth inthe claim hereto appended.

In the drawings Figure 1 is a perspective view of a tie press made inaccordance with this invention: a

Flg. 2 is a vertical longitudinal sectional view taken through the same,

Fig. 3 is a sectional view line 33 of Fig. 1.

Like numerals of reference designate corresponding parts in all thefigures of the drawing.

Referring to the drawing the numeral 5 designates the press in itsentirety and it includes a pair of clamping members designated 6 and 7respectively. Each clamping member is formed of wood or any othersuitable material for the purpose and is substantially rectangular incross section and has one end tapered. The tapered ends of the members 6and 7 are hingedly connected together by a suitable hinge 8 as at 9 andone'leaf of this hinge is provided with a supporting hook 10. Theclamping memher 6 is provided adjacent its reduced end and centrally ofits side longitudinal edges with a transverse slot 11 through which thestring end of the tie designated A in the drawing is adapted to extend,thus positioning the tying end of the tie between the opposing faces ofthe clamping members 6 and 7 so that the wrinkles may be readily removedtherefrom by the clamping members.

taken on the i 16 and The member 6 is also provided adjacent its lowerend with an inverted U-shaped member 12 connected to the clamp asindicated at 13. The web portion of the U- shaped member provides asupporting rail upon which a plurality of ties may be suspended afterthey have been pressed between the clamping members. A substantiallyU-shaped locking band 14: has the terminals of its arms bent inwardly inthe direction of each other as at 15 to provide retaining flanges thuspermitting the U-shaped member to be slid upon the clamping members 6and 7 to retain them in abutting enga ement. The medial portion of theweb of 5a locking member 14 is ofiset outwardly as at is provided with ascrew threaded opening in which a screw threaded bolt 17 is adapted toextend. The head of the screw threaded bolt is serrated or roughened asat 13 to permitit to be readily manipulated by the fingers of theoperator, so that when the locking member is positioned about theclamping members 6 and 7 the bolt may be urged into engagement with theexterior of the clamping member 6 drawing the boards into facialengagement with one another for pressin' the tying end of the tielocated between t e opposite faces.

In use when it is desired to use the tie press, it is only necessary toremove the locking band 1 1 by releasing the pressure of the screw 17from the member 6, forcing the same upwardly ofi'of the reduced ends ofthe clamping members 6 and 7. The members are opened in the usualmanner, the string end of the tieis inserted throu h the opening 11,positioning the tying en of the tie between the clamping members. Theclamping members are then urged into engagement with one another, thelocking band re placed over the reduced ends and urged toward theenlarged ends thereof, the screw 17 tightened until the clamping membersare bound into tight engagement with one another thus removing thewrinkles from the tying end of the tie located between the opposingfaces and the tie can remain therein until all the wrinkles have beenremoved.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is:

A tie press including a pair of coacting hingedly connected clampingmembers having one oftheir end portions reduced, one

of said clamping members being provided with a transverse hole throughwhich to pass a tie, a locking band slidably and removably arranged onsaid clamping members and provided with a central ofiset portion, saidoffset portion being provided with a screw threaded opening, and a10cking screw extended through said opening and engaging one of theclamping members for bringing the clamping members to- 10 gether.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

NAPOLEON B. RIDDLE.

W'itnesses:

SAM STERN,

F. C. \VEYDERT.

